Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2008.
Zambia ranks 98th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.7% | — |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Zambia was 18.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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